Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a lacerated kidney in Sunday night’s game against the Packers that will keep him out indefinitely, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Pelissero reports that the injury is non-surgical and that there is no timeline for a return for the NFL’s interception leader. The Eagles have not decided whether to place Gardner-Johnson on injured reserve but the injury is not expected to be season-ending.
Gardner-Johnson, 24, sustained the bizarre injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s 40–33 win over Green Bay. After colliding with Packers rookie receiver Christian Watson, the Eagles defensive back was doubled over in pain.